A remarkable debut
The debut novel by a talented and daring Iranian-American poet and author broadened my worldview.
All posts tagged: Independent Bookshops
Exploring DC’s independent bookshops: A Labor Day update
An update on my visits to all 30 independent bookshops in the Washington, DC region.
Six beverages and the shaping of human destiny
Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola tell the story of humanity.
Observations from . . . August 2026
The August MTC posts found me considering the stories and myths that we tell ourselves.
Molded by the past, yet inevitably changed by the future
Molly Crabapple’s story of the Jewish Bund is an ambitious yet flawed work of discovery and history.
So you want to find a treasure?
Elizabeth Buchanan looks at why despots over the centuries have tried—and failed—to own Greenland.
Summer reading . . . check!
The good folks at Wonderland Books provided some structure for my summer reads.
Attention is the beginning of devotion
An ordinary yet extraordinary day with Mary Oliver and one of DC’s premier independent bookstores.
Stories that resonate
Claire Keegan’s stories about women and men is a potent work I found in East City Book Shop.
When you don’t see it coming
Jackie McMahon’s debut murder mystery was a discovery from DC’s first romance bookstore.
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